| Hey Little One | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Glen Campbell |
| Album: | By the Time I Get to Phoenix |
| B-Side: | My Baby's Gone |
| Released: | January 1968 |
| Recorded: | August 29, 1967 |
| Studio: | Capitol, Hollywood |
| Genre: | Country |
| Length: | 2:32 |
| Label: | Capitol |
| Producer: | Al DeLory |
| Prev Title: | By the Time I Get to Phoenix |
| Prev Year: | 1967 |
| Next Title: | I Wanna Live |
| Next Year: | 1968 |
"Hey Little One", a song written by Dorsey Burnette and Barry De Vorzon, was initially recorded by Dorsey, released on May 2, 1960 on the Era label as the double A-side "Hey Little One"/"Big Rock Candy Mountain" (Era 3019). "Hey Little One" reached number 48 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[1] Musicians on the recording include veteran session drummer Earl Palmer.[2]
American country-pop music artist Glen Campbell covered the song for his Grammy-winning 1967 LP By the Time I Get to Phoenix and released it as the second single from the album. Campbell's more grandiose version reached number 13 on Billboard's Hot Country Singles chart [3] and in February 1968 peaked at 54 on the Hot 100. The single also reached the Top Ten on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada. Campbell's follow-up LP Hey Little One, released in March 1968 just four months after its predecessor, also featured the track.
| Chart (1968) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| US Billboard Easy Listening[4] | 20 | |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 2 |
. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012 . Joel Whitburn . 2013 . Record Research . 125.
. Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Joel Whitburn . 2002 . Record Research . 43.